Chapter 9 Gentle Water Guardian
One hundred gold soul coins!
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, and he glanced at Doctor Zhang in astonishment. At this moment, he even wondered if she had guessed how much money he had in total; the 120 gold soul coins the butler had given him were barely enough for her to make one move.
"Hey! What kind of look is that?"
Dr. Zhang was somewhat dissatisfied, "I'm already giving you a friendly price. If we hadn't gotten along so well, it would have cost at least two hundred gold soul coins!"
"No, no! It's just a bit too expensive. Dr. Zhang, could you make it a little cheaper?"
Huo Yuhao still wanted to try his best to negotiate a lower price.
"It won't be cheaper."
Dr. Zhang rolled his eyes. "Do you think I can stabilize your mother's condition just by using my soul skill? That's impossible. If it only requires using a soul skill, I won't charge you."
"To improve your mother's condition, she will need long-term medication. Otherwise, before you even join Shrek Academy, she won't be able to hold on. The medicine is very expensive. Many rare medicinal herbs are found in the Soul Beast Forest by herb gatherers who risk their lives to find them. One hundred gold soul coins is barely the cost price."
"Alright then, I'll have to trouble you, Dr. Zhang."
Huo Yuhao took out the gold soul coins he had carefully hidden in his package, counted out one hundred, and then reluctantly handed them to Doctor Zhang.
Dr. Zhang accepted the bag of gold soul coins and casually placed it on the table beside him. "Alright, the contract is complete. Now that I've received the money, I will definitely do my best to help you."
Dr. Zhang stood up from the sofa, and pure white wings reappeared behind her.
Huo Yuhao saw Dr. Zhang's second yellow soul ring light up, and a holy white light enveloped her. A white swan's phantom appeared behind Dr. Zhang, her eyes looking gently at Huo Yun'er in front of her.
As the white swan spread its wings, the white light around Dr. Zhang spread out, enveloping Huo Yun'er. Huo Yuhao, who was also nearby, was also touched by the white light, and immediately felt all the fatigue of the past two days disappear, and his body felt much lighter.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Gentle Water Protection!"
With a soft murmur from Dr. Zhang, the black soul ring at the top lit up, the white swan sang aloud, and pure water emerged from beneath its wings, slowly flowing towards Huo Yun'er and enveloping her body.
"Hmm~"
Huo Yun'er squinted her eyes comfortably and couldn't help but let out a soft hum.
She felt an unprecedented sense of ease in her body, as if she had returned to the days four years ago when the disease had not tormented her.
Meanwhile, Dr. Zhang's expression was not relaxed; her brows were furrowed, and beads of sweat occasionally rolled down her forehead.
Huo Yun'er's body was rotten to the core. Although her Gentle Water Guardian Soul Skill could heal most of her injuries, it wasn't of much help against such long-standing lesions. The only thing she could do now was to stimulate the little life force remaining in her body to fight against it.
As time passed, Huo Yun'er's complexion gradually regained its rosy hue under the influence of the water, no longer looking like a sickly person.
The sweat dripping down Dr. Zhang's forehead had soaked the front of her clothes. After a full ten minutes, she finally canceled her soul skill, and the water flowing around Huo Yun'er's body returned to her white swan phantom.
Whew~
Dr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to stimulate the life force within Huo Yun'er's body before his soul power was exhausted.
"Thank you, I feel much better."
Huo Yun'er felt much more relaxed and sincerely thanked Dr. Zhang.
"Thank you, Dr. Zhang!"
Huo Yuhao was also very excited. Although his mother's illness had not been completely resolved, he no longer had to worry about any problems.
Dr. Zhang waved his hand casually, forced his tired body to walk to the floor-to-ceiling medicine cabinet in the corner of the room, and began to dispense the medicine based on his years of understanding.
One by one, medicinal herbs that could nourish the body were taken out, combined in a reasonable way, and placed into a crucible on the table. Water was added, and the stove under the crucible was turned on, enveloping the crucible in an orange-red flame.
"I will refine these medicinal herbs into pills and divide them into ten portions. Remember, you must take one portion every month, otherwise without energy replenishment, your body will continue to deteriorate."
"Okay, I've got it."
Huo Yun'er carefully wrote down Dr. Zhang's instructions.
As they spoke, a medicinal fragrance wafted from the crucible. Dr. Zhang extinguished the flame, and Huo Yuhao looked over to see a clump of brown medicine condensed in the crucible.
Dr. Zhang used a tool to remove the medicine, which quickly solidified upon exposure to air. He then kneaded it into ten small, brown pills, each about the size of a thumb.
These small pills were placed in a wooden box and put in front of Huo Yun'er.
"Dr. Zhang, there are only ten pills. What happens after we finish them?"
Huo Yuhao voiced his doubts, as this concerned his mother's health and could not be taken lightly.
"You can come back to buy from me after you finish eating, don't worry, I'll still charge you the cost price, only 100 gold soul coins. Of course, if you don't trust me, you can go find other doctors outside, maybe they'll offer better deals~"
Are we going to come back here to buy medicine again in ten months? And it will cost another hundred gold soul coins. Huo Yuhao is only a six-year-old child. Where is he going to find so much money to spend?
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Yuhao finally spoke up, "Dr. Zhang, you said these medicinal herbs were all found in the Soul Beast Forest. If I find the same herbs, could you please make them into pills?"
Huo Yuhao preferred to search for raw materials in the Soul Beast Forest rather than give money. However, this would be unfair to Dr. Zhang, practically making him do charity.
"Oh~ You want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to gather herbs? No problem, as long as you gather enough herbs, I'll only charge you a refining fee, which is just one gold soul coin."
Dr. Zhang didn't care. From Huo Yuhao's words and actions from the beginning, she clearly sensed his financial difficulties and knew that it was quite difficult for him to come up with 100 gold soul coins.
She pulled a small booklet out of the cabinet; it wasn't thick, only about ten pages.
He took out a pen and circled some items in the booklet, then tossed it to Huo Yuhao, saying, "I've marked all the medicinal herbs you need here; you can find them all in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Thank you, Dr. Zhang! You are the best person I have ever met. I will definitely repay you if I have the chance in the future!"
After thanking Dr. Zhang, Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er got up and left the alchemy room.
"However, let me warn you first: many rare medicinal herbs are guarded by powerful soul beasts. Entering the Star Dou Great Forest without the strength is just courting death."
Dr. Zhang was unwilling to see such a young child perish in the Star Dou Great Forest, and seeing Huo Yuhao's thin back, she kindly gave him a word of advice.
Whether the other party listens to her advice or not is none of her business.
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